The Limits of Meaning

Case Studies in the Anthropology of Christianity

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ID19912499
EditorsMatthew Engelke, Matt Tomlinson
Year2006
Pages248
Publication date2006-08-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueThe Limits of Meaning (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherBerghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.3167/9781845451707
OpenAlexW4399995105
Open LibraryOL8959864M
ISBN9781845451707
LanguageEN
Citations received41

Too often, anthropological accounts of ritual leave readers with the impression that everything goes smoothly, that rituals are "meaningful events." But what happens when rituals fail, or when they seem "meaningless"? Drawing on research in the anthropology of Christianity from around the globe, the authors in this volume suggest that in order to analyze meaning productively, we need to consider its limits. This collection is a welcome new addition to the anthropology of religion, offering fresh debates on a classic topic and drawing attention to meaning in a way that other volumes have for key terms like "culture" and "fieldwork

Epistemology · Linguistics · Meaning (existential) · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Christian Theology and Mission · History · Philosophy · Study and Philosophy of Religion · Anthropological aspects · Anthropologie religieuse · Anthropology · Anthropology - General · Anthropology of religion · Christentum · Christian rites & ceremonies · Christianisme · Christianisme et civilisation · Christianity · Christianity - History - General · Christianity and culture · Congrès · Congresses · Cultural · Ethnology · Ethnology, religious aspects · Kultur · Meaning · Meaning (Philosophy) · Religious aspects · Rituals · Signification (Philosophie) · Social & cultural anthropology · Social Science · Sociology · Sociology of Religion

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